HELP!! I have to cook a Greek dinner for Thanksgiving.

[AtomicKitten]

Any ideas?

[lizziegrace]

1. dolmadas

and lots of alcohol. ;)

[crim son]

2. Get yourself a Greek cookbook or go online for recipes.

Make sure you've got some frozen filo on hand. Greek food is wonderful! Have fun :)

[fudge stripe cookays]

3. Avgolemono soup. Yum!

Moussaka (eggplant casserole), spanakopita (spinach pie), tiropita (cheese pie), dolmas (grape leaves stuffed with meat and rice) and baklava for dessert!

Hope you're happy! I LORVE Greek food! Now salivating. :9

[RedCloud]

4. I'm part Macedonian

Feta/pasta salad is a must!

and tell that Greek who is making you cook a dinner, that it is not over yet! Some day we will reclaim Mount Olympus!

[noonwitch]

5. My spinach pie recipe

2 10 oz packages of frozen spinach, defrosted
1 package of phyllo dough, defrosted
1 medium yellow or white onion
one bunch green onions
6 eggs, beaten
3 to 4 sticks butter (margerine and olive oil will not work)
1/2 cup dill
salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
a combination of cheeses-I use 2 cups of mozzarella, 2 containers of Athens brand feta, and a couple of spoons full of ricotta.

Squeeze spinach. Cook onions in 2 tblsp of butter. Add spinach, and cook over low heat until all moisture is gone. Put in bowl, add eggs, spices and cheese. Put aside (in fridge).

Unroll package of phyllo dough, cover with a piece of wax paper and place a wet dish towel over wax paper. After removing each leaf of dough, replace the cover to prevent dough from drying out.

Brush an 9x13 pan with melted butter. Place one sheet of phyllo on it, and brush with more butter. Repeat 5 times. Add layer of spinach mixture. Butter and place 8 more sheets of dough. Spread the rest of the spinach mixture. Use up the rest of the dough (buttering each sheet). Score the top layer of dough into squares and bake for 1 hour (check frequently, because sometimes it takes less time) at 350 degrees.

It takes about 3 hours, but it is good. The phyllo dough comes in boxes of 2-you only need one package for one pie.

[AtomicKitten]

9. yum

[Deja Q]

6. Who's the lucky Greek?

:D

[RushIsRot]

7. Windex! You'll need plenty of Windex. n/t

;-)

[AtomicKitten]

8. thanks for the ideas everyone

even the Windex!!!!

on edit: No Greeks coming to dinner, just Greek connoisseurs which leaves me slightly terrified. But with lemon and garlic galore, I should be good to go.

[bif]

10. Pastitsio

Sort of like Greek Lasagna. Good stuff.

[grasswire]

11. go over to the baking and cooking forum

Lots of foodies hang out there, with lots of experience and ideas.

[AtomicKitten]

12. many thanks

had to find it first, but did and have posted a plea
thanks